Gladys George
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1900-09-12
- Died
- 1954-12-08
- Place of birth
- Patten, Maine, USA
- Also known as
- Gladys Clare Evans · Гледіс Джордж · Глэдис Джордж · Гледис Џорџ · Gladys Anna Clare
Biography
Gladys George was an American actress.
George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie.
George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal.
Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[6] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette.
Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story, and Lullaby of Broadway as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's wholesome character.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (38)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Iva Archer
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Hortense Derry
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Mme. du Barry
Detective Story
1951
as Miss Hatch
Undercover Girl
1950
as Liz
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Panama Smith
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Valerie de Merode
Silver City
1951
as Mrs. Barber
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Mary Bogel
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Jessica Howard
He Ran All the Way
1951
as Mrs. Robey
Flamingo Road
1949
as Lute Mae Sanders
Madame X
1937
as Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X
The Hard Way
1943
as Lily Emery
Bright Leaf
1950
as Rose
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
as Mrs. Holmes
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self
Millie's Daughter
1947
as Millie Maitland
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as Carrie Snyder
Minstrel Man
1944
as Mae White
The Way of All Flesh
1940
as Anna Kriza
Alias a Gentleman
1948
as Madge Parkson
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Rose Duffy
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Elsie
A Child is Born
1939
as Florette Laverne
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Clara Paulding
Steppin' in Society
1945
as Penelope Webster
Straight Is the Way
1934
as Shirley
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Carlotta 'Charlie' Lee
Hit the Road
1941
as Molly Ryan
The Crystal Ball
1943
as Madame Zenobia
I'm from Missouri
1939
as Julie Bliss
Below the Surface
1920
as Alice
The House That Jazz Built
1921
as Lila Drake
Nobody's Darling
1943
as Eve Hawthorne
The Woman in the Suitcase
1920
as Ethel
Red Hot Dollars
1919
as Janet Muir
The Easy Road
1921
as Isabel Grace
About Gladys George
Gladys George was an American actress. George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. George's Broadway credits inc… With 40 credits spanning from 1919 to 1953, Gladys George has appeared in 38 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gladys George Movies
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Iva Archer
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Hortense Derry
- Marie Antoinette (1938) — as Mme. du Barry
- Detective Story (1951) — as Miss Hatch
- Undercover Girl (1950) — as Liz
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